He practiced rolling over and got really good at being a baby “airplane.” He was sitting up but often tipped over so he spent most of his solo time laying down.

Speaking of airplanes, in July he took his first plane ride, met his big cousins in Ohio (more on our vacation in a future post), and started solid, pureed food.

He was really getting good at big belly laughs around his half-year mark.

Tate at Seven Months.

He got much more stable while sitting (so long as a big whirlwind brother didn’t bump into him). He started scooching around the floor at the beginning of the month, but it was mostly a combination of reaching and rolling, not really crawling.

Tater is becoming quite the ladies man. (Sorry, Reid. Looks like Ava has moved on to a younger dude.)

We got Tate on a sleep schedule (yahoo!) during his seventh month. It wasn’t easy, but just like his big brother, he really thrives when he knows when his next snooze is coming! He has a very specific “tell” when he’s ready for bed: he puts both hands behind his head. Believe it or not, this is the face of my sleepy baby.

He continued exploring new foods and by the end of his seventh month had tried carrots, sweet pots, peas, apples, avocado, yogurt, prunes, pears, pumpkin, asparagus, peaches and broccoli. And what do you know: he likes them all!

He loves watching his big brother play and getting into his business, too.

Tay-Tay loves to be outside. It’s the sure-fire way to stop a crying fit: go outside. We swing a lot while Reid plays in the front yard and he LOVES it.

He has been babbling a lot and mostly says “ba-ba-ba”. We have heard him “da-da-da” and “mmm” but nothing official, yet! Oh, and no teeth. Lots of chewing. Lots of drool. But no teeth.

And before we knew it, he started army-crawling on his belly! (Videos to come.)